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3. Which independent private body was formed in 1973 to make uniform the accounting principles that
companies throughout the world use for financial reporting?
a. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
b. International Accounting Standards Board (IASB)
c. International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC)
d. Philippine Institute Of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA)
5. IFRS are a set of global accounting standards developed by the IASB for the preparation of financial
statements. The use of IFRS can
i. increase the quality, comparability, and transparency of financial information.
ii. can help facilitate business as it increase credibility of financial reports which in turn,
improves access to credit and investment.
iii. can simplify the financial reporting process especially for companies with subsidiaries
operating in different countries.
Choices (possible answers)
a. i only b. i and ii only c. ii and iii only d. i, ii, and iii
6. Prior to 2001, the Philippine accounting standards were based on the accounting standards
promulgated by the
a. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) of the United States.
b. Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accountants
c. American Association of Accountants
d. Securities and Exchange Commission
7. The original accounting standard setting body in the Philippines was created in November 18, 1981. It is
known as the:
a. Accounting Standards Council (ASC)
b. Association of CPAs in Education (ACPAE)
c. Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)
d. Philippine Institute of Certified Public Accounts (PICPA)
8. As per RA 9298, the Philippine Professional Regulation Commission created the Financial Reporting
Standards Council composed of 15 members, including the chairman. Which of the following are
represented in the FRSC?
i. Bureau of Customs
ii. Commission on Audit
iii. Board of Accountancy
iv. Securities and Exchange Commission
Possible answers:
a. i, ii, and iii b. ii, iii, and iv c. iii and iv d. i and ii
9. The main function of the Financial Reporting Standards Council (FRSC) is:
a. To establish generally accepted accounting standards in the Philippines.
b. To standardize and regulate the accounting education in the Philippines.
c. To govern the examination and registration of Certified Public Accountant.
d. To supervise, control and regulate the practice of accountancy in the Philippines.
10. The proper application of accounting principles is most dependent upon the
a. existence of specific guidelines.
b. oversight of regulatory bodies.
c. external audit function.
d. professional judgment of the CPA.
11. Which branch of accounting focuses on the preparation and presentation of general purpose reports
known as financial statements?
a. Taxation c. Financial Accounting
b. Internal Auditing d. Management Advisory Services
12. Which of the following are valid statements regarding financial reporting and accounting standards?
i. Financial reporting provides information that is relevant to investment, credit, and public
policy decisions.
ii. Accounting standards are those accounting principles with substantial authoritative support.
iii. Once developed, accounting standards are not changed.
iv. The adoption of global financial reporting standards promotes comparability of financial
information across national boundaries.
14. Which of the following is not within the scope of the Conceptual Framework?
a. Objectives of financial statements.
b. Form of presentation of financial statements.
c. Nature and definition of the elements of financial statements.
d. Qualitative characteristics that make financial statements useful to users.
15. Which of the following is NOT a valid statement regarding the Conceptual Framework?
a. It sets out the concepts that underlie the preparation and presentation of financial statements
for external users.
b. It is not a Philippine Financial Reporting Standard and hence does not define standard for any
particular measurement or disclosure issue.
c. It is concerned with special financial purpose reports, for example, prospectuses and
computations prepared for taxation purposes.
d. It applies to the financial statements of all commercial, industrial, and business reporting
enterprises, whether in the public or private sector.
18. Financial statements are prepared primarily to address the information needs of:
a. Existing and potential investors, lenders, and other creditors.
b. Employees and labor unions
c. Students of accountancy
d. General public
19. Financial statement provides users with information about the performance of an enterprise that is
required in order to assess potential changes in the economic resources that it is likely to control in the
future. This information is primarily reflected in the
a. Statement of cash flows
b. Statement of changes in equity
c. Statement of financial position
d. Statement of comprehensive income.
28. Applying the fundamental characteristic of faithful representation, a preferred share capital with a fixed
redemption date, a fixed dividend rate, and fixed dividend dates should be reported as:
a. an asset b. a liability c. an equity d. a revenue
30. Recognition is the process of presenting a financial statement element on the face of the financial
statement. The general recognition criteria are:
‘i. The event results to a probable inflow to or probable outflow from the enterprise of
resources embodying economic benefits.
ii. The event results to a possible inflow to or possible outflow from the enterprise of resources
embodying economic benefits.
iii.The element has a cost or value that could be reliably measured
Choices (possible answers)
a. i b. i and ii c. i and iii d. i, ii, and iii
32. Which of the following steps in the accounting cycle are listed in logical order?
a. Post the reversing entries, prepare the financial statements and then take an unadjusted trial
balance.
b. Prepare the closing entries, prepare the adjusting entries and then prepare the financial
statements.
c. Prepare an unadjusted trial balance, prepare the adjusting entries, and then prepare the
financial statements.
d. Post the closing entries, take a post-closing trial balance and then, prepare financial statements.
33. Which of the following steps in the accounting cycle is not part of the recording phase?
a. Business documents are received and analyzed.
b. Transactions are journalized
c. Transactions are posted to the ledger
d. Financial statements are prepared.
35. An accounting devise that is used to store the recorded monetary information from the entity’s
transaction and events is called the “account”. A group of related accounts is called the
a. Account b. journal c. ledger d. source document
36. The system of bookkeeping that recognizes the two-fold effects of an accountable event is known as:
a. Double-entry system
b. Single-entry system
c. Cash basis accounting
d. Accrual basis accounting.
37. At what step in the accounting cycle is the GAAP typically applied?
a. Journalizing b. Posting c. Trial Balance d. Reversing entries.
39. A voucher is
a. An internal document used in a company’s accounts payable department in order to collect and
organize the necessary documentation and approvals before making payments. It is usually
supported by the Supplier’s Invoice, Purchase Order, Receiving Report and Quality Assurance
Report.
b. A company’s list of employees with the corresponding computation of employee earnings
corresponding to a pay period.
c. A document that evidences receipt of money used businesses for tax and accounting purposes.
d. A bill that is received by a purchaser of goods or services from an outside supplier.
43. Which of the following documents will NOT require a journal entry?
a. personnel requisition to fill-up a vacancy
b. disbursement check issued
c. official receipt issued
d. pldt bill received
44. MANINGNING Corporation prepared the trial balance for the year ended December 31, 2015. The total
debits exceeded the credits by P300. Which of the following could explain the imbalance?
a. Sales of P300 were omitted from the sales day book.
b. Sales Returns balance of P150 were posted to the credit side of the trial balance.
c. The Cash-in-Bank ledger account did not agree with the bank statement by P300.
d. Purchase Discounts received of P150 were posted to the debit column of the trial balance.
47. IAS 1 is applied to general purpose statement prepared and presented in accordance with International
Financial Reporting Standards. General purpose statements refer to
a. those financial statements that are intended to meet the needs of users who are not in a
position to demand reports tailored to meet their particular information needs.
b. those financial statements that are made for special situations such as Statement of Affairs and
Statement of Liquidation.
c. those reports needed by managers of a business for decision making such as Product
Profitability Analysis.
d. various BIR forms duly filled up.
50. Accounting policies should be presented in the notes to financial statements. Which statement about
accounting policies is not valid?
a. Accounting policies are the specific principles, bases, conventions, rules and practices applied by
an entity in preparing and presenting financial statements.
b. In the hierarchy of accounting policies, the requirements of an applicable accounting standard
or an interpretation should be presented first.
c. In the same hierarchy, the management judgment/decision that results to relevant and reliable
information should be presented after those required by the standard.
d. There is no need to present the accounting policies in the notes to financial statements.
53. The financial statements shall be identified clearly and distinguished from other information in the
same published documents. In other words, financial statements should have the appropriate heading.
Which of the following should be part of the heading?
i. The name of the reporting entity
j. Whether the financial statements cover the individual entity or a group of companies.
k. The end of the reporting period or the period covered by the financial statements
l. The presentation currency
m. The level of rounding used in the presenting the amounts
n. The name of the major shareholder
54. Which statement about the format of Statement of Comprehensive Income is true?
j. The Statement of Comprehensive Income can use one-statement format, wherein there is continuous
presentation divided into two parts namely (a) profit or loss and (b) other comprehensive income.
k. The Statement of Comprehensive Income can use two-statement format. There is a separate income
statement showing components of profit or loss and another separate statement of comprehensive
income.
57. Which of the following is not among the disclosures in the financial statements?
a. The domicile and legal form of the entity, its country of incorporation and the address of the
registered office.
b. A description of the nature of the entity’s operations and principal activities.
c. The amount of noncumulative preference share dividends not declared.
d. Contingent liabilities and unrecognized contractual commitments.
58. An entity should prepare a Statement of Cash Flows and should present it as a/an
a. Note to financial statement.
b. Supplementary financial statement.
c. Integral part of the entity’s basic financial statements.
d. Supporting schedule for the amount appearing as cash and cash equivalent.
60. Which of the following is the least likely benefit from statement of cash flows?
a. It enables users to evaluate the changes in net assets of the entity and its financial structure
including its liquidity and solvency.
b. It is useful in assessing the ability of the entity to generate cash and cash equivalents in the
future.
c. It enables users to develop models in assessing and comparing the present value of the future
cash flows of different entities.
d. It enables users to evaluate the financial performance and financial position and the entity.
62. ABC Company purchased a three-month treasury bill. The company’s policy is to treat cash equivalents
all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased. How
should this purchase be reported in the statement of cash flows?
a. As an outflow from operating activities.
b. As an outflow from investing activities.
c. As an outflow from financing activities.
d. Not reported.
63. Under the indirect method of preparing statement of cash flows, the net cash flow from operating
activities is determined by:
a. adjusting the profit before income tax for depreciation, foreign exchange loss, income from
associates, interest expense, changes in trade and other receivables, changes in inventories, and
changes in trade payables.
b. adjusting the profit after income tax for depreciation, foreign exchange loss, income from
associates, interest expense, changes in trade and other receivables, changes in inventories, and
changes in trade payables.
c. adjusting the gross profit for depreciation, foreign exchange loss, income from associates,
interest expense, changes in trade and other receivables, changes in inventories, and changes in
trade payables.
d. adjusting the total comprehensive income for depreciation, foreign exchange loss, income from
associates, interest expense, changes in trade and other receivables, changes in inventories, and
changes in trade payables.
66. Which of the following statements about the presentation of non-cash investing and financing
activities is false?
a. Acquisition of assets by COD (cash-on-delivery) purchase is an example of non-cash investing
and financing activity.
b. Acquisition of assets either by assuming directly related liabilities or by means of a finance lease
is an example of non-cash investing and financing activity.
c. Non-cash investing and financing activities shall be excluded from the face of the statement of
cash flows.
d. Non-cash investing and financing activities shall be disclosed elsewhere (i.e. notes to financial
statements) in the financial statements in a way that provides all relevant information about
these investing and financing activities.
71. Which term below means “applying a new accounting policy to transactions, other events and
conditions as if that policy had always been applied”?
a. Retrospective application
b. Retrospective restatement
c. Prospective application
d. Prospective restatement
72. Which term below means “correcting the recognition, measurement and disclosure of amounts of
elements of the financial statements as if a prior period error had never occurred”?
a. Retrospective application
b. Retrospective restatement
c. Prospective application
d. Prospective restatement
73. A change in the periods benefited by a deferred cost because additional information has been obtained
is a
a. Prior period error.
b. Change in accounting policy.
c. Change in accounting estimate.
d. Event after the statement of financial position date.
The End
ACCO 4063- Theory of Accounts